Narcolepsy can be very dangerous, especially if a narcoleptic person is driving a car.
Narcolepsy is a sickness that makes people very sleepy.
People with narcolepsy can fall asleep at any time in any place: in a restaurant, at a store, or walking down the street!
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There is now sufficient evidence to link orexin\\hypocretin deficiency tonarcolepsy.
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The link between the orexins\\hypocretins andnarcolepsywas again a triumph for modem molecular biology.
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The sleep disordernarcolepsyhas provided insight into the neurobiology of sleep-wakefulness.
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The second finding has come from studies on the genetic basis ofnarcolepsyusing animal models.
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Alterations in monoamine function have been suggested in humannarcolepsy.
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Together, these studies suggest that even in the absence of a specific mutation,narcolepsyis still associated with a deficiency in the orexin\\hypocretin system.
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There were no major safety concern, and both studies suggested a clinical benefit with lower doses than those required innarcolepsy.
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The editorial in this issue reviews the orexins\\hypocretins, a recently recognized group of neuropeptides, involved in sleep, arousal,narcolepsyand possibly other disorders.
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Randomized trial of modafinil for the treatment of pathological somnolence innarcolepsy.
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Unlike canine models ofnarcolepsy, no orexin\\hypocretin receptor mutations were observed.
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It is unclear how the selective loss of orexin\\hypocretin neurons occurs innarcolepsy.
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Increased body-mass index in patients withnarcolepsy.
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It has also been used for the treatment ofnarcolepsy, alcohol dependence and opiate dependence.
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The two primary symptoms ofnarcolepsyare excessive daytime sleeping and cataplexy.
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I understand that it is very rare for persons withnarcolepsyto sustain serious injury as a result of an attack or to harm others.
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